Originally Posted by
shanegtr
Top level sports people are in a different boat to most of us IMHO. For starters they cant just sit on their arses while theres no games on, they still have to maintain their personal fitness so they are ready to resume games when ever that is. Weather that have a pay cut or not is up to the clubs they work for, but these are strange times indeed and your very lucky if you are not affected in any way. I think they should cope it on the chin and deal with it if they have pay cuts, many people out there have had it far worse off.
Do I think they are worth what they are paid? Well I put it in this context, if you worked in a job where you risked a personal injury that could stop your career what would you want to be paid? I think every athlete in a contact sport runs this risk every game they play. My oldest son attends a specialist sports school, and the majority of the sports teachers where athletes (in their respective fields) who got injuries in their prime and could no longer continue.